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cottage cheese tzatziki in a cream bowl on a wooden board next to pita and crudites.
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4.96 from 23 votes

Cottage Cheese Tzatziki

A fun and flavourful appetizer or party food idea, this cottage cheese tzatziki is simple to make and perfect with breads or crudites.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Party food, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, British
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 37kcal
Author: Claire

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • ½ medium cucumber halved, de-seeded
  • 2 tablespoon mint diced
  • 1 tablespoon dill diced
  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ garlic clove minced
  • pinch salt
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Halve the cucumber and use a small spoon to scoop out the seeds. Grate the cucumber on a box grater.
  • Place the grated cucumber in a clean tea towel, and wring out over the sink to remove excess liquid.
  • Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and stir well. Spoon into your serving bowl.

Notes

  • You don't have to scoop out the seeds of the cucumber, but I suggest it to remove excess liquid.
  • For a smooth tzatziki you can blend the cottage cheese first. I think a bit lumpy is better though!
  • You can use just mint if you aren't a fan of dill.
  • Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
 
Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance (SIGHI) food compatibility list for histamine
All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:
  • garlic, which scores 1.
  • dill, which scores 1. There is a note: 'Small amounts usually not a problem. High salicylate content'.
  • cottage cheese is not on the SIGHI list, but is on another web page on their site where it states that it is well tolerated. See here (under dairy).

Nutrition

Calories: 37kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 103IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 0.2mg